'PK' set for mega earnings as opening days brush the Rs 100 crore mark

December 23, 2014

Aamir KhanMumbai, Dec 23: Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma’s latest movie PK, which released on Friday, is set to make big numbers at the box office as the first three days’ collections are already a little over Rs 92 crore.

Despite uproar by some Hindutva organisations demanding a ban on the film for allegedly being anti-Hindu, the box office collection for the film witnessed a steady hike during the weekend.

Released in as many as 5,000 screens in the domestic market and around 600 screens in the international market, the film earned Rs 37 crore on Sunday, while the collections on Friday and Saturday amounted to Rs 26 and Rs 29.50 crore, respectively.

The film has been doing major business in multiplexes across the nation, where it dominated multiple screens.

Single-screen theatres in Mumbai, however, have reportedly decided to discard the screening of PK for the coming two weeks, to protest against premium ticket rates for the multi-starrer Christmas bonanza.

PK is the second joint offering by film-maker Rajkumar Hirani and Aamir, who previously collaborated in 2010’s multiple record-breaking film 3 Idiots.

PK, a satirical film which takes pot-shots at godmen and people’s blind faith on religion, has been facing the ire of several religious organisations.

A love track between an ‘Indian girl’ (Anushka Sharma) and a ‘Pakistani boy’ (Sushant Singh Rajput) has also been looked down upon, by the protesting groups, as an endorsement of love jihad.

And thus, Twitter has been abuzz with posts by a few staunch Hindu groups who have come out to protest against PK, and have been posting derogatory messages against Aamir and Hirani, using now-trending hashtags BoycottPK and GodSavePK.

A few tweets also protested against the hike in PK’s tickets.

Meanwhile, Aamir’s loyal fans have come out in full force to support the actor on Twitter by plugging the film with #WeSupportPK and #PKWinning-Hearts.

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July 12,2020

Mumbai, Jul 12: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has sealed actor Rekha’s bungalow in suburban Bandra after a security guard there tested positive for coronavirus, a civic official said on Sunday.

The guard at the 65-year-old actor’s bungalow ‘Sea Springs’ tested positive on Tuesday, the official said.

The BMC has put a board outside the premises declaring the are as a containment zone. The security guard has been hospitalised at the BMC’s COVID-19 care facility in Bandra Kurla Complex, he said.

As the bungalow is a standalone one, only a portion of it has been sealed, he said.

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April 30,2020

Mumbai, Apr 29: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor is not keeping well and has been admitted to a city hospital here, his elder brother Randhir Kapoor said.

The 67-year-old actor was taken to H N Reliance hospital by his family on Wednesday morning.

"He is in the hospital. He is suffering from cancer and he has some breathing problem, so he has been admitted to the hospital. He is stable now," Randhir told PTI.

The actor returned to India last September after undergoing treatment for cancer in the US for almost a year.

In February, Kapoor was hospitalised twice due to his health issues.

He was first admitted to a hospital in Delhi where he was attending a family function. At the time, Kapoor had said that he was suffering from an "infection".

After his return to Mumbai, he was again admitted to a hospital with viral fever. He was discharged soon after.

Kapoor, who has been quite active on social media, hasn't posted anything on his Twitter account since April 2.

The actor recently announced his next project, a remake of Hollywood film "The Intern", also featuring Deepika Padukone.

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March 16,2020

Mumbai, Mar 16: In the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all filmmaking and producing bodies have unanimously decided to stop shooting for all kinds of entertainment formats temporarily.

A notification unanimously issued by the Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association, Federation of Western India Cine Employees and other similar bodies have ordered that shooting for films, TV shows, digital and other kinds of entertainment format will have to remain suspended between March 19 to 31.

The notification reads: "In view of the epidemic spread of COVID-19 throughout the world including India, an urgent joint meeting of IMPPA- WIPFA-IFTPC-IFTDA-FWICE held on 15-3-2020 unanimously decided to stop shooting of films, TV serials, web series and all other entertainment, including digital formats from 19-3-2020 till 31-3-2020 as a result of health advisory, closure of all cinema halls, all sporting, educational institutes and entertainment events by the Government of India which has declared a medical emergency over the coronavirus. We appreciate and support all the steps taken by the Government of India to control the virus."

"All units shooting till the stoppage comes into force have been strictly advised to follow all precautionary and preventive measures without fail."

"Decision about re-starting shootings shall be taken on 30-3-2020 after considering the prevailing situation."

It was reported only yesterday that superstar Salman Khan is continuing shooting in the city for his upcoming flick 'Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai' even though the makers insist they are strictly adhering to the safety norms of World Health Organisation (WHO).

Meanwhile, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan tweeted this morning requesting his fans not to gather outside the gate of his bungalow Jalsa for their weekly meet and suggested them to stay safe.

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